GNU socialtag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-28:TagTimeline:muskNotices tagged with muskUpdates tagged with musk on Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Nu_uc_lc.svg2024-03-28T12:05:37+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:gnusocial.jp,2023-07-25:noticeId=3615543:objectType=noteNew note by simsa03A quick reminder and recap what the rebranding of Twitter as X is about:<br /><br /> The rebranding of Twitter into X seems to signal that Musk uses the platform as basis for becoming a fintech company.¹ (Musk already registered Twitter Payments LLC with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. <a href="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Twitter-FinCEN-registration-2022.pdf" title="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Twitter-FinCEN-registration-2022.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Twitter-FinCEN-registration-2022.pdf</a> )¹<br /><br /> But Musk is not alone in that or even the first. In 2019 Zuckerberg planned the same for Facebook with the introduction of the crypto-currency Libra.²<br /><br /> At that time Libra seemed to have gone nowhere as Visa, Mastercard, ebay, and PayPal pulled out of Libra project in 2019.³ <br /><br /> Still, the fintech Libra Networks was registered in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2019 for Facebook (2,5 billion users in 2019) and its subsidaries Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger (each about 1 billion users).⁴<br /><br /> So the difference seems to be that whereas Zuckerberg in 2019 tried to establish financial services based on crypto-currency throughout his platforms, it is not clear whether Musk wants to rely on crypto as well (as crypto was one major reason the aforementioned Visa, Masertcard, PayPal pulled out of Libra). <br /><br /> But both projects planned to become an "online bank" of sorts. With the difference that as a fintech, by siphoning off user data, data of purchases, and behavioural statistics no bank is allowed to do, they can create financial products much faster and distribute them via their platofrms far more widespread than any bank could.⁵ <br /><br /> In fact, back in 2019 Zuckerberg didn't seem to realise but Musk now does seem to understand that both platforms are not or are no longer in the ad-business but in the online banking business. That is: Hitherto both platforms thought of their business as creating profits by selling ads to users who in exchange for their eyballs are permitted the free use of these platforms. But should the transition from ad-business to fintech prove successful, this will have major impact on the global financial markets and banking sector -- up to the default of major banks.<br /><br /> Obviously, the syphoining-off of behavioural user data is not only relevant in the financial and banking sector but in all areas where "prediction products" can contribute to manufactoring, product development, AI training, purchasing optimzation, etc. These "prediction products" can even themselves be traded in what Shoshana Zuboff has called the "behavioural futures markets". <br /><br /> Combine state surveillance with capitalist surveillance, and the separation of people in two groups (the more or less hapless customer-citizens on the one hand and the unaccountable producer-citizens on the other) has significant consequences on democracy as "asymmetries of knowledge translates into asymmetries of power".⁶<br /><br /> But even without the societal and political ramifications, the economic and financial look most impactful. No wonder that Musk expects Twitter/X to "be ultimately extremely valuable"¹ And it may explain why Zuckerberg shows interest in the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">fediverse.</a></span> He who creates the first global "banking app" will rule the field. A pretty dire development from the days when m-pesa was created to link African agricultal communities an dcustomers in 2007.⁷<br /><br /> ----------<br /><br /> ¹ Ashley Belange, "Fast-moving Musk makes very slow progress turning Twitter into 'everything app' " <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fast-moving-musk-makes-very-slow-progress-turning-twitter-into-everything-app/" title="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fast-moving-musk-makes-very-slow-progress-turning-twitter-into-everything-app/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fast-moving-musk-makes-very-slow-progress-turning-twitter-into-everything-app/</a><br /><br /> ² Kari Paul, "Libra: Facebook launches cryptocurrency in bid to shake up global finance" <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/18/libra-facebook-cryptocurrency-new-digital-money-transactions" title="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/18/libra-facebook-cryptocurrency-new-digital-money-transactions" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/18/libra-facebook-cryptocurrency-new-digital-money-transactions</a><br /><br /> ³ Orion Rummler, "Ahead of Zuckerberg testimony, new setbacks for Libra" <a href="https://www.axios.com/2019/10/12/mark-zuckerberg-libra-facebook-congressional-testimony" title="https://www.axios.com/2019/10/12/mark-zuckerberg-libra-facebook-congressional-testimony" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.axios.com/2019/10/12/mark-zuckerberg-libra-facebook-congressional-testimony</a><br /><br /> ⁴ Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, "Facebook forms Swiss fintech firm with payments focus" <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-switzerland-payments/facebook-forms-swiss-fintech-firm-with-payments-focus-idUSKCN1SN1ZT" title="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-switzerland-payments/facebook-forms-swiss-fintech-firm-with-payments-focus-idUSKCN1SN1ZT" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-switzerland-payments/facebook-forms-swiss-fintech-firm-with-payments-focus-idUSKCN1SN1ZT</a><br /><br /> ⁵ Billy Bambrough, "Global Fintech Warning To Traditional Banks -- The Threat Is 'Real And Growing' " <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/10/17/global-fintech-warning-to-tradional-banks-the-threat-is-real-and-growing/" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/10/17/global-fintech-warning-to-tradional-banks-the-threat-is-real-and-growing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/10/17/global-fintech-warning-to-tradional-banks-the-threat-is-real-and-growing/</a><br /><br /> ⁶ John Naughton, " 'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism" <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/20/shoshana-zuboff-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-google-facebook" title="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/20/shoshana-zuboff-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-google-facebook" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/20/shoshana-zuboff-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-google-facebook</a><br /><br /> ⁷ NN, "Vodafone M-Pesa comes to Europe for the first time" <a href="https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology-news/m-pesa-romania" title="https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology-news/m-pesa-romania" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology-news/m-pesa-romania</a><br /><br /> ----------<br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/fintech" rel="tag">fintech</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/crypto" rel="tag">crypto</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/facebook" rel="tag">facebook</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/zuckerberg" rel="tag">Zuckerberg</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/mpesa" rel="tag">mpesa</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/surveillance" rel="tag">surveillance</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/capitalism" rel="tag">capitalism</a></span><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/tag/sources" rel="tag">sources</a></span>3428051http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-07-25T00:56:54+00:002023-07-25T00:56:54+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://gnusocial.jp/index.php/user/139179simsa03A dishwasher. The other times I sit by the fire and offer them passing ghosts some coffee.simsa03simsa03A dishwasher. The other times I sit by the fire and offer them passing ghosts some coffee.homepagehttps://simsa01.wordpress.com/truetag:gnusocial.jp,2023-07-25:objectType=thread:nonce=0eeaf4f017535836http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-04-23:noticeId=3424272:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a></span> announces that its ads platform would no longer work with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter.</a></span> <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/20/microsoft-ditches-twitter-from-its-ads-platform-so-elon-announces-plans-to-sue-microsoft/" title="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/20/microsoft-ditches-twitter-from-its-ads-platform-so-elon-announces-plans-to-sue-microsoft/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/290186</a> [www techdirt com] In response, Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> threatens to sue #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/msft" rel="tag">MSFT</a></span> over AI training data.3424272http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-04-23T04:03:56+00:002023-04-23T04:03:56+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-04-23:objectType=thread:nonce=9d95a9a8e04c1ef5http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://pirati.ca/objects/ec054ce7-1063-ef98-495f-1d4465895059New note by heluechtManchmal schießt es aus sehr unerwarteten Ecken gegen <a href="https://pirati.ca/search?tag=Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Twitter</span></a>. Das bayrische Landesamt für neue Medien prüft nun, ob Twitter gegen den Medienstaatsvertrag verstoßen hat, weil Tweets von <a href="https://pirati.ca/search?tag=Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musk</span></a> massiv priorisiert werden. <br /><a href="https://www.blm.de/infothek/pressemitteilungen/2023.cfm?object_ID=18618" rel="noreferrer">www.blm.de/infothek/pressemitt…</a><br />3421685http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-02-17T15:07:53+00:002023-02-17T15:07:53+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://pirati.ca/profile/heluechtheluecht<p>Entwickelt Open Source in der Freizeit, hat zu viele Fahrräder und ist Fan des HSVH (Das erste "H" steht für "Handball") und von islieb, Franzbrötchen und guter Schokolade. Wunschliste: alles unter <a href="https://www.rausch.de/schokolade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rausch.de/schokolade/</a></p><p>Wer Amazon mag: <a href="https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0ZL3MN3ZT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0…</a></p><p>Liberapay: <a href="https:// … 53.5617367 9.986725heluechtMichael Vogel<p>Entwickelt Open Source in der Freizeit, hat zu viele Fahrräder und ist Fan des HSVH (Das erste "H" steht für "Handball") und von islieb, Franzbrötchen und guter Schokolade. Wunschliste: alles unter <a href="https://www.rausch.de/schokolade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rausch.de/schokolade/</a></p><p>Wer Amazon mag: <a href="https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0ZL3MN3ZT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0…</a></p><p>Liberapay: <a href="https:// … Hamburg, Germanyhomepagehttp://digitale-notdurft.de/truehttps://pirati.ca/objects/ec054ce7-1063-ef98-495f-1d4465895059#contexthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-22:noticeId=3418592:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/police-said-member-elon-musks-020954910.html" title="https://news.yahoo.com/police-said-member-elon-musks-020954910.html" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-289036">https://news.yahoo.com/police-said-member-elon-musks-020954910.html</a> [news yahoo com] <br /> <br /> Police: #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> security team member the suspect in confrontation, not alleged stalker. <br /> <br /> This makes Elon Musk's purge sound like lunatic ravings, not some kind of justifiable security fears.3418592http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-22T23:58:55+00:002022-12-22T23:58:55+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-22:objectType=thread:nonce=28928f6351638d59http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-19:noticeId=3418235:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/176220" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="simsa04">simsa04</a> Well, right now, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> has a can of gasoline (or petrol) in one hand and a lit cigarette in the other. He's about to destroy the place. Putting an adult in charge might slow that process down (especially if the person chosen is free to argue back when the owner wants to do something harmful).3418235http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-19T03:24:59+00:002022-12-19T03:24:59+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-18:objectType=thread:nonce=f37da55f3ce650dahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-15:noticeId=3417977:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> sells large number of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tesla" rel="tag">Tesla</a></span> shares <br /><br /><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-sells-another-huge-chunk-of-tesla-shares-.html" title="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-sells-another-huge-chunk-of-tesla-shares-.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-sells-another-huge-chunk-of-tesla-shares-.html</a> [www cnbc com] <br /><br /> /via @<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">geniusmusing</a> <br /><br /> Also, I saw (but cannot find currently) where a current ${NASDAQ[TSLA]} shareholder said something to the effect of "Elon Musk is running FIVE COMPANIES and is too distracted to do his job well at any of them".3417977http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-15T17:47:47+00:002022-12-15T17:47:47+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-15:objectType=thread:nonce=d8dcbf9ae81e067ahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-13:noticeId=3417642:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Lenders considering reissuing #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> loans to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> instead, to reduce company's risk. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-08/musk-bankers-mull-tesla-margin-loans-to-cut-risky-twitter-debt" title="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-08/musk-bankers-mull-tesla-margin-loans-to-cut-risky-twitter-debt" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/288900</a> [www bloomberg com] <br /><br /> And likely to reduce its over $1,000,000,000/year payments3417642http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-13T03:22:52+00:002022-12-13T03:22:52+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-13:objectType=thread:nonce=ac313c9e741bc9e3http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-12:noticeId=3417458:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260" title="https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260</a> <br /><br /> @evan@prodromou.pub @evan@identi.ca ( and formerly @evan@e14n.com ) has said this a few times, but here it is again. <br /><br /> "Every time you post on Twitter, you produce value for the advertisers.<br /><br /> You tell everyone in your network there that it's OK to stay. That you're all helpless to leave.<br /><br /> You tell the people who've lost their jobs, the people who are being hounded and harassed, that they are not important to you.<br /><br /> You know you're going to be ashamed of it later.<br /><br /> Just stop posting.<br /><br /> Do it here, not there. Connect here, not there.<br /><br /> Don't reply, don't like, don't retweet.<br /><br /> Stop feeding your life into the machine."<br /><br /> This was true before Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> bought #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, but I guess it wasn't as important before. <br /><br /> I don't fully agree, simply because there may be some advantages to many people who continue to use Twitter instead of moving to the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> (e.g., #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gnusocial" rel="tag">GNU_Social</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/misskey" rel="tag">Misskey</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pixelfed" rel="tag">PixelFed</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lenny" rel="tag">Lenny</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lemmy" rel="tag">Lemmy</a></span>, etc) or they would have moved over already.<br /><br /> Also, because unless one self-hosts one's own presence, an angry instance admin is all it takes to lose all posts and connections and have to start over. Or, if one has contacts on a different instance, then irate instance admins participating in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/blockwars" rel="tag">blockwars</a></span> (including #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediblock" rel="tag">fediblock</a></span>) can separate the person from some portion of their contacts. <br /><br /> So remember, everything that Twitter is or can do to you, your Fediverse instance can also do. Most instances will never do most of those things, but pretending that one is safe here could result in disappointment in the future.3417458http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-12T01:58:05+00:002022-12-12T01:58:05+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-12:objectType=thread:nonce=3be7a9e826761f21http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-27:noticeId=3415662:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1This is about two weeks ago: <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/13/elon-musk-inadvertently-spark-senate-investigation-twitter/" title="https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/13/elon-musk-inadvertently-spark-senate-investigation-twitter/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/13/elon-musk-inadvertently-spark-senate-investigation-twitter/</a> [www tmz com] <br /><br /> Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> got into an online argument with Senator Ed Markey, who reminded him that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/congress" rel="tag">Congress</a></span> has the power to investigate #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> and other Musk-owned companies.3415662http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-11-27T20:34:25+00:002022-11-27T20:34:25+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-27:objectType=thread:nonce=9ae668ae313b4583http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-25:noticeId=3415501:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxCRRcWSt4I" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxCRRcWSt4I" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxCRRcWSt4I</a> <br /><br /> Elon bought himself a bunch of lawsuits. <br /><br /> /via @<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">geniusmusing</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lawsuit" rel="tag">lawsuit</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bankruptcy" rel="tag">bankruptcy</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sec" rel="tag">sec</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ftc" rel="tag">ftc</a></span>3415501http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-11-25T15:20:48+00:002022-11-25T15:20:48+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-25:objectType=thread:nonce=4f1dfc718717f67fhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-19:noticeId=3414755:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/18/it-begins-the-eu-summons-musk-to-appear-before-them/" title="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/18/it-begins-the-eu-summons-musk-to-appear-before-them/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/18/it-begins-the-eu-summons-musk-to-appear-before-them/</a> [www techdirt com] <br /><br /> The EU summons Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> to appear concerning his actions and decisions about #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>3414755http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-11-19T00:50:34+00:002022-11-19T00:50:34+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-19:objectType=thread:nonce=81c0dfdfec7cc36chttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-18:noticeId=3414573:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/176220" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">simsa04</a> One thing that stood out to me as a former business major is that ... once #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> followed up his presumably drunk purchase offer with a serious purchase offer, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> management was legally obligated to sell the company and to pursue any and all legal remedies to cause that to be accomplished. They could sell it to him or they could find someone offering a higher price, but they had to sell the company. <br /><br /> If Elon Musk wasn't so sure of his own superiority, he could have said "I was drunk / stoned and not thinking clearly, so the offer I made is rescinded", but instead he followed through (probably because he secretly bought 9% of the company before any of this happened, so making that sort of offer and not carrying it out could have subjected him to civil and criminal penalties).<br /><br /> It really is sad that they had to do so regardless of their belief that he was overpaying and that he would not be able to make the payments on his loans, but present US securities laws require this. <br /><br /> See also: <a href="https://nu.federati.net/notice/3414551" title="https://nu.federati.net/notice/3414551" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/notice/3414551</a>3414573http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-11-18T04:56:16+00:002022-11-18T04:56:16+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:gnusocial.net,2022-11-18:objectType=thread:nonce=acc77a2892629671http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-10:noticeId=3413591:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> under #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> could face criminal penalties, due to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fcc" rel="tag">FCC</a></span> consent decree. <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/10/does-twitter-have-any-employees-left-who-remember-that-the-company-is-under-a-strict-consent-decree-with-the-ftc/" title="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/10/does-twitter-have-any-employees-left-who-remember-that-the-company-is-under-a-strict-consent-decree-with-the-ftc/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-288417">https://nu.federati.net/url/288417</a> [www techdirt com] <br /> Source: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick/109320820214327349" title="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick/109320820214327349" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-288418">https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick/109320820214327349</a>3413591http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-11-10T21:01:49+00:002022-11-10T21:01:49+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-10:objectType=thread:nonce=77d21f6d092037cfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-04:noticeId=3412687:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880" title="https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880" title="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880</a><br /><br /> Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> says #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>'s revenue had dropped. A lot. He blames "activists" lobbying their advertisers.3412687http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-11-04T20:22:54+00:002022-11-04T20:22:54+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-11-04:objectType=thread:nonce=effdc543e3d8f8behttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-29:noticeId=3411863:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-wall-street-sees-a-challenge-ahead/" title="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-wall-street-sees-a-challenge-ahead/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-wall-street-sees-a-challenge-ahead/</a> [www cbsnews com]<br /><br /> Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> facing challenging economic environment as he takes over #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, also faces skittish advertisers who've seen all the things he posted. <br /><br /> That's probably one reason for the job cuts he's making. Aside from disagreements about the company's direction (e.g., the most likely reason for firing the executive team), he's expected to cut headcount by 30% or more; with some claiming up to 75%.<br /><br /> I know they're probably considered overstaffed (as are all large companies and government agencies), but I sincerely question his ability to make it profitable if he cuts 50% or more of the staff over the first year. (He could do the "hire younger people for less money and have the existing staff train their replacements" thing. I personally think that is vile, but he wouldn't be the first company acquirer to do this.)<br /><br /> I'm not on the inside, but it seems to me that once you pass 20% staff reduction, less people working means less work gets done. Now, sometimes, the work that no longer gets done was not needed anyway, but it doesn't sound like he's got a lot of runway to figure things out before he needs to be flying. His funders are going to start expecting to start receiving payments within months.<br /><br /> Why is it interesting to me? I still have a Twitter account. I'm trying to log in once per month, so I can gradually reacquaint myself with any of my contacts that are still there. In reality, it is probably closer to three times per year. If it weren't for Twitter (and a couple of once similar sites: Pownce, Jaiku, Identi.ca), I would not be here.3411863http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-10-29T03:57:54+00:002022-10-29T03:57:54+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-29:objectType=thread:nonce=7f6a7c0df0d67768http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-28:noticeId=3411818:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/176220" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="simsa04">simsa04</a> @<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="GeniusMusing">geniusmusing</a> If they did, their instance(s) would rapidly become the largest. They would be the “center of gravity” that endangers the health of every #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> network in which they appear. <br /> <br /> However, I think that, freed from the distraction of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> and the public attention of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, they would rather focus on proving that a network built upon their #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/atprotocol" rel="tag">AT_Protocol</a></span> is viable.3411818http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-10-28T14:32:51+00:002022-10-28T14:32:51+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:gnusocial.net,2022-10-28:objectType=thread:nonce=b7084f9b2dc6d4dahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-28:noticeId=3411781:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> completes purchase of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, fires some people.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fribbledom/109243939400813351" title="https://mastodon.social/@fribbledom/109243939400813351" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-288252">https://mastodon.social/@fribbledom/109243939400813351</a> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/elon-musk-completes-44-bln-acquisition-twitter-2022-10-28/" title="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/elon-musk-completes-44-bln-acquisition-twitter-2022-10-28/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-288253">https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/elon-musk-completes-44-bln-acquisition-twitter-2022-10-28/</a>3411781http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-10-28T04:49:36+00:002022-10-28T04:49:36+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-28:objectType=thread:nonce=46cfef521b060a0bhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-04:noticeId=3410452:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-agrees-to-go-ahead-with-twitter-deal-163822996.html" title="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-agrees-to-go-ahead-with-twitter-deal-163822996.html" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-288009">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-agrees-to-go-ahead-with-twitter-deal-163822996.html</a> [finance yahoo com] <br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">musk</a></span> agrees to buy #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">twitter</a></span>, source says.3410452http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-10-04T18:47:02+00:002022-10-04T18:47:02+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=30c53e1016c4b78ahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-01:noticeId=3410349:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/elon-musk-texts-twitter-trial-jack-dorsey/671619/" title="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/elon-musk-texts-twitter-trial-jack-dorsey/671619/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-287988">https://nu.federati.net/url/287988</a> [www theatlantic com] <br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span>’s text messages about #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> purchase released. Rich contacts revealed as fawning sycophants, disorganized spitballers.3410349http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-10-01T18:57:51+00:002022-10-01T18:57:51+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-01:objectType=thread:nonce=c0802a7d0e6a544dhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-26:noticeId=3408506:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1via @<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">geniusmusing</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/08/24/twitter-whistleblowing-report-actually-seems-to-confirm-twitters-legal-argument-while-pretending-to-support-musks/" title="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/08/24/twitter-whistleblowing-report-actually-seems-to-confirm-twitters-legal-argument-while-pretending-to-support-musks/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/287487</a> [www techdirt com] <br /><br /> A #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> whistleblower's report, while seemingly favoring #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span>'s claims, seems to provide more detailed support to Twitter's claims instead. <br /><br /> Even before this, I would not be surprised if Elon Musk's legal team told him to prepare to purchase Twitter or to pay them enough money to make the lawsuit go away. I would guess that's why <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/elon-musk-sells-7point92-million-tesla-shares-worth-6point88-billion.html" title="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/elon-musk-sells-7point92-million-tesla-shares-worth-6point88-billion.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/287488</a> [www cnbc com] happened.3408506http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-08-26T05:25:22+00:002022-08-26T05:25:22+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-26:objectType=thread:nonce=ce4c34de09a1d6c3http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-26:noticeId=3408505:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I found this link via @<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">geniusmusing</a> <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/07/25/if-someone-is-prattling-on-about-spam-on-twitter-and-how-that-helps-elon-musk-send-them-this-article/" title="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/07/25/if-someone-is-prattling-on-about-spam-on-twitter-and-how-that-helps-elon-musk-send-them-this-article/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/287486</a> [www techdirt com]<br /><br /> In regard to the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> vs #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> legal action, Musk's claims about spam are irrelevant. <br /><br /> > Either way, note that the supposed breach of this clause (which again, does not appear to have actually been breached) is what the attempted termination, and thus the lawsuit, is actually about. Musk has to show that he requested information that was necessary for completing the deal and that Twitter didn’t give it to him.<br /><br /> > Twitter just has to show that (1) it gave him what he asked for and (2) anything it didn’t give him either didn’t exist or in Twitter’s estimation was either not necessary for consummating the deal or could be abused by Musk.<br /><br /> > Note that “how much spam is on the platform” doesn’t even remotely play into any of this.3408505http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-08-26T05:08:08+00:002022-08-26T05:08:08+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-26:objectType=thread:nonce=796cbde6e12ea6f5